The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-04

TEXAR'S REVENGE
BY JULES VERNE.
A Story Of the American Civil War.

They clasped Carols hand and went out In
the hall In the middle of the bamboo path to
the landing G. path they met the overseer.
''The boatis ready" he said.
| Good" said Mr. Stannard Keep careful
| guard over the house. my friend"
| ''Never fear, Mr. Stannard, our blacks are
coming back to the plantation. and that
much What would they do with a freedom
for which nature has not created them2 Bring
US back Mr. Burbank. and they will all be found
| at their post"
Nh Stannard and his daughter took their
places in the boat with four Of the Candles
Bay The sail hoisted, and under
light easterly breeze they speedily left the
| shore.
Mr.. STANDARD thought it best to land at
the wharf at Jacksonville, where he would inev
iraby be recognized, but to into little
creek, a short distance above. From there it
| would be easy to reach Mr.. Harvey's house,
which was this side and well out in the sub
urbs. Once there they could consult over mat
tiers and act accordingly.
/ The river at this time was deserted. Nothing
above stream nothing below. There had been
| no fight between the Floridan vessels and the
| gunboats under Commandant Stevens, whose
| anchorage could not even be seen, owing to
i bend in the st. Johns closing the horizon below
| Jacksonville
After quick passage, Mr.. Stannard and his
| daughter reached the left bank. Without being
| noticed they were able to land in the creek
| which not watched, and in few minutes
| they found themselves in the house Of James
| Burbank's correspondent
Dir. Harvey was much surprised and much
| alarmed to see them Their presence could not
| be without danger among mob more and more
excited and quite devoted to Texar. 1t was
known that Stannard shared in the antslavery
ideas adopted at Candles Bay. The pillage of
his house at Jacksonville a warning that
could not be disregarded.
Assuredly he running a great risk. The
least that could happen to him. if he discov
cred, to be imprisoned accomplice of
James Burbank's.
1--WE must save Gilbert" was all that Miss
Alice could answer to Mr. Harvey's observa-
tions.
Eyes" he said. eve must tryl But Mr..
Stannard must not go out of this housed He
must stay here while we act"
s'Wiil they let me into the PRISON." asked
Alice
Il do not think so, Miss Stannard."
''Sha&A ees to Texara'
1--WE will try
"Will you not let me go with you7" said Mr.
STANDARD.
me; that would do harm with Texar and his
committee"
Before they left, however, Mr.. Stannard asked
il there had been any war news which had not
reached Candles Bay.
None" said Mr. Harvey; "at least that
concerns Jacksonville. The federal fotilla has
appeared in the Bay of St. Augustine and
the town has been surrendered. At the St
Johns nothing has been done; the gunboats
still at anchor below the bar"
1.-THE water is too low for them to get over"
''Yes, Mr.. Stannard, but to-day are to
have of the highest tides of the equinox 1t
will be high water for three hours and perhaps
the gunboats will clear it"
''Clear it without pilot, now that Mars is no
longer there to guide them through the chan
nes!" said Alice in a tone which showed that she
thought little of this hope
mol 1t is impossible! Mr.. Harvey I must
Texar. and if he repulsss me, we must sacri-
fee everything to help Gilbert escape"
"And we will do So Miss Stannard."
"Feeling has not changed in Jackson ville9"
asked Mr.. Stannard.
NO" replied Mr.. Harvey. "The roughs are
the masters and TeXar leads them. But owing
to the exactions and menaces of the committee
the respectable people growing with indg
alton, and it only wants a movement of the
date change. The mob is cowardly mob, ard
if they have cause to fear Texar and his parti-
will be upset. 1 hope still that Command
ant Stevens will be able to clear the bar
I'VE will wait for that" said Alice resolutely;
land before then shall have seen Texar"
1t was then agreed that Mr.. Stanuard shout d
remain in the house. SO that his presence in
Jacksonville should not be known. Mr.. Harvey
was to help Alice in all her plans the of
which. it well understood, was problem att.
cal. If Texar refused to give Gilbert his life,
Alice could not get him, they would try
even at the cost of fortune TO procure the es-
cape of the prisoners
1t was abou. IL o'clock when Alice and Mr..
Harvey left the house for the Courts of Justice,
where the committee under Texar's presidency
in permanent session
The town still in state of great excite
ment The militia, reinforced by the detach-
ments arrived from the South, were constantly
on the move Those set free by the surrender
of ST Augustine expected during the day,
either by the st. Johns by the road through
the forests its right bank. The people
thronged the streets thousand rumors were |
afloat, contradictory usual, and provoking a |
tumult akin to disorder. 1t easy TO see
that if the federals did arrive there would |
be unity of action in the defense; there would |
be serious resistance. Fernandina had
rendered nine days before to the troops landed |
under General Wright st. Augustine had re-
ceved Duponts fotilla without even attem ptng |
to bar his PASSAGE and SO would it be at Jack
son vile. The Florida militia would give place |
to the Northern troops, and would retire into
the interior of the country. There was only
one thing to save Jacksonville from capture-to
prolong the powers of the committee and allow
them to accomplish their sanguinary plans
That was that for OF Mt of
pilot the gunboats kept outsid the bar. And in |
a few hours it would be seen if this to be
the ease.
Through crowd which grew closer at every
step. Alice and Mr.. Harvey made their way to
the nrinc nal snnaxa. HOW Wara they into